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[WASP Stationary] (open access)

[WASP Stationary]

A blank sheet of stationary with a single, black line border that features an illustration of a Fifinella gremlin, the mascot of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, in the bottom right corner.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Homer K. Taylor to WASP Committee Members, November 12, 1997] (open access)

[Letter from Homer K. Taylor to WASP Committee Members, November 12, 1997]

Letter from Homer K. Taylor to WASP Committee Members discussing planning for the year 2000 WASP Reunion.
Date: November 12, 1997
Creator: Taylor, Homer K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP 2000 Sweetwater Texas: Jacqueline Cochran Remembered (open access)

WASP 2000 Sweetwater Texas: Jacqueline Cochran Remembered

WASP reunion booklet honoring the life and career of Jacqueline Cochran and welcoming the WASP to their 2000 reunion with letters, photos, illustrations, and a schedule of events. A section at the back of the pamphlet honors the 38 WASP who died in service.
Date: 2000
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Book summary Web Page] (open access)

[WASP Book summary Web Page]

Printed web page with a summary of the book "Go Home Little Fifinella", written by Winnie LoPinto. A photo of the author as a young WASP with a plane can be seen at the top of the page.
Date: January 27, 2008
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Joining Hands at Women's Memorial]

Photograph of several people holding hands together on stage at a women's veteran memorial, including a woman in uniform, Former President Bill Clinton, and Former First Lady Hillary Clinton. A speaker can be seen at a podium in the background, surrounded by various flags, personnel, and guests. A crowd of people can be seen in the foreground.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Truck with Mascot]

Photograph of a truck with a person in what appears to be in a gorilla mascot costume with a pink skirt on riding on the vehicle's running board. A parked white car can be seen in the background.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP 1976 Reunion Registration Form] (open access)

[WASP 1976 Reunion Registration Form]

Registration form for the 1976 WASP reunion in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Date: 1976-10-22/1976-10-24
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Revised WASP Schedules of Events] (open access)

[Clipping: Revised WASP Schedules of Events]

Newspaper clipping with a schedule for the events planned for the 50th WASP Anniversary.
Date: May 21, 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Reunion Planning Committee Minutes] (open access)

[WASP Reunion Planning Committee Minutes]

Minutes from a planning committee meeting for a Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion.
Date: September 30, 1997
Creator: WASP Reunion Planning Committee
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Young People at Picnic Table]

Photograph of six people that mostly seem to be in their twenties sitting around a picnic table with a checkered tablecloth and several glasses and soda bottles. Other picnic-goers and a wooden picket fence can be seen in the background. A note on the cardboard folder the photo resides in reads, "Dallas 1944, Vi Thunn".
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Avenger Field Yearbook, Classes 43-W-6 and 43-W-7 (open access)

Avenger Field Yearbook, Classes 43-W-6 and 43-W-7

Book documenting the 43-W-6 and 43-W-7 classes of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program. Pencil scribbles can be seen throughout the book
Date: unknown
Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP 2000 Committee Chair Persons] (open access)

[WASP 2000 Committee Chair Persons]

List of chairpersons and their roles and responsibilities for the 2000 Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion committee. Many notes can be seen scratched onto several pages.
Date: 2000
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nominating Committee Slate for Officers in W.A.S.P WWII 1984-86 (open access)

Nominating Committee Slate for Officers in W.A.S.P WWII 1984-86

List of candidates up for nomination to officer positions within the Women Airforce Service Pilots organization for the 1984-1986 term.
Date: 1984~
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group with WASP Wall Memorial]

Photograph of a group of seven people seen standing to the right of a wall memorial full of WASP graduate names and class numbers. Two of the three women present are dressed in WASP uniforms and all three can be seen wearing WASP name tags.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Francie Meisner to WASP Secretaries, Officers, Editors, All, July 1, 1980] (open access)

[Letter from Francie Meisner to WASP Secretaries, Officers, Editors, All, July 1, 1980]

Letter from Francie Meisner to WASP Secretaries discussing making amends and recording both sides of all disagreements and oppositions.
Date: unknown
Creator: Meisner, Francie
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group at Banquet Table]

Photograph of four adults and a young girl all in formal attire sitting on both sides of a long, rectangular banquet table covered in light table cloth. A plate of food can be seen on the table in the foreground, and two of the table members are passing things across to another. A podium can be seen in the background with a woman in a long, backless dress standing beside it with her back turned to the camera. Notes written on the back read, "Bob & Mrs. Cummings".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Monument Schedule of Events] (open access)

[Historic Monument Schedule of Events]

Updated schedule of events for a WASP reunion and historic monument dedication in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Trail Ride Slated Following Parade] (open access)

[Clipping: Trail Ride Slated Following Parade]

Newspaper clipping about the Nolan County Sheriff's Posse preparing for its annual trail ride after the Women Airforce Service Pilots' Reunion parade.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Wings Across America History of WASP] (open access)

[Wings Across America History of WASP]

Pamphlet describing the story of WASP as well as the Wings Across America organization's mission to preserve their history.
Date: unknown
Creator: Wings Across America
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Reunion 2000 Schedule Rough Draft] (open access)

[WASP Reunion 2000 Schedule Rough Draft]

Rough itinerary notice to WASP Members for the Women Airforce Service Pilots 2000 Reunion Tour.
Date: 2000
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: Women in Military Service Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery] (open access)

[Pamphlet: Women in Military Service Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery]

Card with an image of a model of The Women's Memorial in Arlington, with text on the back about the memorial's design and foundation contact information.
Date: unknown
Creator: Women in Military Service for America Foundation (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 111th Congress, First Session (open access)

Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 111th Congress, First Session

Congressional record of the discussion to approve Senate Bill 614 and award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Women Airforce Service Pilots in recognition of their service during World War II.
Date: June 16, 2009
Creator: United States. Congress. House.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: New Deal In Ground School Calls For Six Day Week] (open access)

[Clipping: New Deal In Ground School Calls For Six Day Week]

Newspaper clipping of an article about the three phases of the new training program recently adopted for the female pilots.
Date: May 5, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Imagine a World War II Military Pilot (open access)

Imagine a World War II Military Pilot

Pamphlet from Texas Woman's University advertising the WASP portion of their Women's collection, along with a brief history of Women Airforce Service Pilots. The pamphlet describes the types of materials the collection is seeking and the preservation methods they intend to use.
Date: unknown
Creator: Texas Woman's University.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History